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Show A LA "BLUE BIRD" M By Thomas R. Ybarra. M Since Maeterlinck made actors act as Sugar, Milk M and Bread, Hj And Water, too, and Unborn Babes, and Cold-In- H side-The-Head, M Wo certainly ought not to be excessively mr- H prised H If soon our conversation is thus revolutionised: B "Oh, have you seen Maude Adams? -She has risen H yet a notch! H She's simply fascinating as a Piece of Bulter- H scotch! H And dear John Drew is splendid now he's surely H at his best H This year he does the triple role of Trousers, H Coat and Vest! M "And pretty Ethel Barrymore has made us all re- H joice M By switching to a subtle part Two-Gestures-and- H a-Voice; H And William Faversham he absolutely captures H me! M He never once slops over when he acts a Cup of M Tea! m "And some have versatility that's wondrous, I declare, H Why, Charley Bigelow is great as Fuzz, alioadot Plair, M And don't miss Jimmie Powers what man can H reproduce 1 His exquisite conception of a lovelorn Charlotte H Russe? "And as for De Wolf Hopper, with new laurels ho H is crowned, Since he appeared upon the stage as Hole-Dug-In The-Ground; And look at Marie Dressier! appearing, if you please, As 'Zephyra, a whisper just a breath a dying breeze!'-" Yes, soon they'll act a Shadow or a Leaf or Empty House They'll cleverly portray the Close-Shaved Whisker of a Mouse! And "ads" like this concerning plays will soon be all the rage: "Three Hundred People Simultaneously OFF the Stage!" |